GRE Word List
SPRUCE
to make spruce
The meaning of the word spruce is to make spruce.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| delineate | to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |